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Bowling Green State University

Grounds Crew Member - Campus Services

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What they do

A Landscaping or Groundskeeping Worker provides landscaping for residences, parks, public gardens, college campuses or building or office park grounds. Provides care for plants and trees including mowing, trimming and planting, and repairs driveways, walks, benches or other structures.

$37,858 / year median in Ohio

+7% projected growth

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Job Description

Perform groundskeeping, recycling, and delivering/moving duties.
Career Readiness Competencies :
Communication Professionalism Teamwork Pick up, transport and unload trash and recycling into appropriate containers. Operate powered equipment including trimmers, edgers, mowers, blowers, tractors and trucks. Use hand tools including shovels, brooms, rakes, hoes, trimmers, etc. Plant and care for flowers and shrubs, trim bushes, pull weeds, edge and mulch planting beds, lay sod. Load/unload trucks, deliver, move, or pickup materials to and from assigned areas. Assist groundskeepers in performance of their duties. Complete other special projects as assigned. Setup/take down equipment for special events and functions, assemble/disassemble furniture/equipment. Able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, lift, push and carry up to 50 lbs. Willing and able to follow directions and work independently. Maintain valid driver's license and be insurable by BGSU. Familiar with basic groundskeeping duties, skills and environmental concerns. Able to drive manual transmission vehicles.